What are the three El Paso missions?
Mission Trail is a nine-mile stretch across time in El Paso County’s Mission Valley. The historic trail is named for the three missions that date back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: Ysleta Mission, Socorro Mission and San Elizario Chapel, which are the oldest churches in the state of Texas.
How was the Socorro Mission named?
Prior to the revolt, many of the Piros lived on ancestral pueblo lands alongside El Camino Real, where in the 1620s the Spaniards established the mission site of Socorro. Spanish for “aid” or “help,” the name recognized the Piros’ provision of food and other assistance to early colonists on the trail.
Who founded San Francisco de la Espada?
In 1731 Father Pedro Muñoz of the College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro made a contract with the Pacaos Indians stating that they would be the owners of San Francisco de la Espada Mission, one of the early Spanish missions on the San Antonio River.
When was the Socorro Mission built?
The present Socorro Mission was constructed around 1840 to replace an earlier 18th-century mission destroyed in 1829 by flooding of the Rio Grande. The mission, constructed of adobe surfaced with stucco, is particularly notable for its interior….Socorro Mission.
| Significant dates | |
|---|---|
| Designated TSAL | December 18, 1992 |
| Designated RTHL | 1963 |
Which mission still stands on the El Paso Mission Trail?
the Ysleta Mission
Located in El Paso’s Lower Valley this Trail is rich in history dating back 400 years. Sure to take your breath away these three adobe churches remain as living testaments to the faith of our Spanish and Indian ancestors. Established in 1682 the Ysleta Mission is the cornerstone of the Ysleta del Sur Indian Pueblo.
What does Espada mean?
sword
Spanish, literally, sword, from Latin spatha sword.
Where is the Socorro Mission in El Paso?
The massing, details and use of decorative elements of the Socorro Mission show strong relationships to the building traditions of 17th-century Spanish New Mexico. The Socorro Mission is located at 328 S. Nevarez Rd. south of El Paso on I-10 at Moon Rd. and FM 258.
What was the original Franciscan mission in Socorro?
The original Franciscan mission, Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro, was founded in 1682 by the Franciscan order, to serve displaced Spaniard families, American Indians (the Piro, Tano and Jemez) from New Mexico, who fled the central New Mexico region during the Pueblo Revolt.
How did Socorro del Sur become part of Texas?
Further change came with the U.S. defeat of Mexico in 1848. With the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Socorro del Sur became a part of Texas. The Piro Indians were now assimilated into a growing American and largely Hispano community that attracted some Eastern-American settlers.